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Friday, May 31, 2013

Inhaling Alcohol: Dangerous Trend, Expert Says

Some college students are experimenting with inhaling
alcohol by pouring it over dry ice and “smoking” the vapors, according
to an expert who says the practice is dangerous.Young adults are inhaling alcohol to get high without ingesting calories, the Daily News reports.Dr. Harris Stratyner, Regional Clinical Vice President of Caron
Treatment Centers in New York, told the newspaper, “When you inhale
alcohol, it goes directly into the lungs and circumnavigates the liver.
The liver is what metabolizes alcohol, but when you inhale it, it goes
directly from the lungs to the brain.”The practice is more likely to lead to deadly alcohol poisoning than
drinking liquor, he said. Inhaling alcohol vapors can dry out the nasal
passages and mouth, making a person more susceptible to infection,
Stratyner added.“One of the things that prevents alcohol poisoning is that you
usually vomit,” he noted. “When you circumvent the stomach and go
straight to the lungs, you don’t have that ability.”Inhaling alcohol has become more popular in the past year and a half,
Stratyner said. “This is a stupid, highly dangerous thing to do. The
fact that youngsters in particular can purchase the equipment for a
relatively cheap price…this has to be made illegal.”